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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: August 17-18, 2019

  …e, bringing together scientists and artists from Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Russia.  You can read our report from the last year’s Science Fest in this ITMO.NEWS article. Nina Karlsson’s concert August 17, from 8pm Freedom creative space  800 rubles Nina Karlsson is a St. Petersburg-born singer-songwriter with a classical backgrou…

  14.08.2019

• 60,000 Steps a Day: ITMO Students on Organizing Mendeleev-150 Conference

  …se it will hold everyone else up. You also learn about being supporting of each other. I’m very thankful to all of the organizing team because throughout the entire process I knew that someone will always be ready to help. The conference provided me with experience and knowledge that will come in handy in the future. Some became less reluctant to speak with people…

  14.08.2019

• My Russian Mushroom Picking Adventure

• ITMO Graduate from the Republic of Chad on His University Experience

• Apps to Make Your Student Life Easier

  … start working with this website, you have to register and specify whether you are a student or a teacher. After that, you are given access to a page with the most popular and new tests and games, developed by the app’s other users. You can also go to the New K section in order to create a project of your own. You are free to choose wha…

  13.08.2019

• 5 Surprises about WCs in St. Petersburg

  … outhouses at someone’s dacha. Then there’s always McDonald’s, a tourist’s saviour around the world, so in all likelihood, you won’t be left stranded. Here’s what I wish I knew before I went: No gender designation. In many public spaces or restaurants there’d be two restrooms but there won’t be a sign, so you’re free to choose. It’s a little disconcerting…

  12.08.2019

• Procrastination: Blessing or a Curse?

  … on the now-adult subjects and analyzed their lives. According to the experiment’s results, those who demonstrated self-control were more successful in life. In 2018, a new study cast doubt on the results of the experiment. It turns out that all 90 subjects were the children of Harvard University staff. Quite a specific selection for a scientific experiment. W…

  12.08.2019

• FEDOR: Meet Russia’s First Robot Astronaut (Who Also Does Splits)

  …ubin.  The anthropomorphic robot “Fedor” will fly into the International Space Station on the Soyuz МС-14 spacecraft on August 22, 2019. Before the launch, it was given a new name: Skybot F-850. According to some news sources, the robot had to meet the usual Russian requirements to qualify for the flight to the ISS, with no additio…

  12.08.2019

• The Experiment: Living Zero Waste for a Week

  …. Just type “global warming”, “plastic crisis” and “climate emergency” in your search engine and start clicking away. Works a charm if you feel that hankering to buy something new and unnecessary. Shop in second-hand stores to avoid the fast-fashion Catch 22.  You don’t need that much to start – reduce and reuse come before recycling. The most sustainable option …

  09.08.2019

• Modern Visual Effects: Applications and Software